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Pool pump running on a daylight equipment pad

How Often Should You Run Your Pool Pump?

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The question we get most often is: how many hours per day should the pool pump run? The honest answer is “it depends” — on pool size, pump type, temperature,...

How Often Should You Run Your Pool Pump?

PST Pool Supplies

The question we get most often is: how many hours per day should the pool pump run? The honest answer is “it depends” — on pool size, pump type, temperature,...

Hayward salt cells of different sizes on a daylight equipment pad

Why Salt Cells Wear Out (and How to Extend Life)

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Salt cells are consumable. Even the best-maintained TurboCell, IntelliChlor, or AquaPure cell wears out after 3–7 years and needs replacement. Understanding why they wear out — and what shortens their...

Why Salt Cells Wear Out (and How to Extend Life)

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Salt cells are consumable. Even the best-maintained TurboCell, IntelliChlor, or AquaPure cell wears out after 3–7 years and needs replacement. Understanding why they wear out — and what shortens their...

Spa pump and pool test kit on a daylight equipment pad

Hot Tub vs Pool: Maintenance Differences

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Hot tubs and pools both need balanced water and clean filtration, but the maintenance routines are different in three important ways: chemistry runs hotter and concentrates faster, sanitizer choice has...

Hot Tub vs Pool: Maintenance Differences

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Hot tubs and pools both need balanced water and clean filtration, but the maintenance routines are different in three important ways: chemistry runs hotter and concentrates faster, sanitizer choice has...

Solar pool cover and liquid solar blanket on a daylight pool deck

Solar Cover vs Liquid Solar Blanket: Which Save...

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Both solar covers and liquid solar covers reduce evaporation and chemical loss, but they work differently and cost differently. If you’re trying to decide between wrestling a physical cover on...

Solar Cover vs Liquid Solar Blanket: Which Save...

PST Pool Supplies

Both solar covers and liquid solar covers reduce evaporation and chemical loss, but they work differently and cost differently. If you’re trying to decide between wrestling a physical cover on...

Pool stain treatment tools and chemicals on a daylight deck

Pool Stain Types and How to Identify Them

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Stains in pool plaster, vinyl, or fiberglass have specific causes. Treating them blindly with stain remover or shock often makes things worse. The right approach starts with identification — the...

Pool Stain Types and How to Identify Them

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Stains in pool plaster, vinyl, or fiberglass have specific causes. Treating them blindly with stain remover or shock often makes things worse. The right approach starts with identification — the...

Pool cleanup tools and chemicals laid out on a poolside deck

Top Pool Cleaning Tips After a Party

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A backyard pool party is a great time. The morning after, less so — sunscreen rings on the tile, hair stuck in the skimmer, foam from a hundred “just one...

Top Pool Cleaning Tips After a Party

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A backyard pool party is a great time. The morning after, less so — sunscreen rings on the tile, hair stuck in the skimmer, foam from a hundred “just one...